Arthur F. Peternel collection

Identifier
irn500055
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2000.98
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn500055

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Funding Note: The cataloging of this collection has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Frances Z. Peternel donated the Arthur F. Peternel collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2000.

Scope and Content

The Arthur F. Peternel collection consists of a letter written by Lt. Arthur F. Peternel, a liberator at Dachau concentration camp, and addressed to Collette A. Peternel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The letter, dated May 2, 1945 describes Lt. Peternel's experiences at Dachau during liberation.

System of Arrangement

The Arthur F. Peternel collection is arranged in a single series.

People

  • Peternel, Arthur F.
  • Peternel, Collette A.

Corporate Bodies

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Liberation.
  • Germany.

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.